Westhill has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Cortland Purple Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Westhill: 2, Cortland: 0.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Westhill will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Solvay on Wednesday. Everything went Westhill's way against Solvay as Westhill made off with a 13-2 win. That 11 run margin sets a new team best for Westhill this season.
Meanwhile, Cortland unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak. They fell just short of Westhill by a score of 2-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which Cortland was not able to get on the board.
Zach Muir was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
Westhill pushed their record up to 3-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Cortland, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Westhill skirted past Cortland 2-0 in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Does Westhill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cortland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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